Current Supporters
Here are our current supporters
Support Us
Are you interested in supporting a charity this year? There are many different ways you can help us to do our work.
Fundraising
We have held many different fundraising opportunities, and here you can find out more about those we’ve already done, or what you can get stuck into in the future.
Volunteering
Are you interested in boosting your skills and learning more about yourself? If you have time to spare then you might be interested in learning about our volunteering opportunities…
The 150km in a Day Challenge
To celebrate 15 years of programme delivery, CatZero co-founder and Director of Sailing, Danny Watson, ran 150km in a day – the equivalent of 93 miles, or three and a half marathons. This immense challenge took place on the 2nd May 2024.
To donate to Danny’s challenge, simply head to
Programme Partners
Our programme partners are top level professional and corporate supporters who provide funding for programmes. They are offered fantastic opportunities in return, including yacht and media branding, programme involvement, corporate sail and land team building and/or hospitality packages tailored to different requests. Above all they know that they are helping to change lives forever.
Our current Corporate Supporters:
Along with the following grant awarding organisations for their funding which enables our programmes to run:
J F Brignall Charitable Trust & Hawerby Trust.
Corporate Partners
Generous in-kind support provides vital professional services, without which the charity would not be able to continue with its work. In return they are offered yacht branding and the possibility of joining us on sailing events. We thank our current in-kind corporate supporters:
Partners
These generous partners provide us with a minimum donation of £5,000 which is all invested into our vital programmes across the Humber. In return they are offered yacht branding and one full corporate event of their choice, for example a day sail for 12 people or a place on one of our sailing challenges. We thank our current partners:
We also thank the following grant making organisations:
Coronavirus Community Fund Phase 1
Broome Family Trust
Support Us
If you’re looking to support us, there are many different ways you can get involved.
Become a corporate partner by providing funding for our programmes, and in return we can offer opportunities such as yacht and media branding, programme involvement, corporate sail and land team building and/or hospitality packages tailored to different requests.
For a minimum donation of £5,000 you can become a partner of CatZero, and as part of this have branding on the yacht and one full corporate event of your choice such as a full day sail for 12 people, or a place for one person on one of our sailing challenges.
We also have numerous Friends; companies and organisations who provide in-kind support, discounts and other various other services, grants and fundraising.
To find out more information about any of these opportunities or to put forward your own ideas of how you can support us, please get in touch with [email protected].
Donating to CatZero
CatZero relies heavily on the support of businesses and residents from across the Humber, and this support can come in many different forms through many different ways. We value all support given, and are grateful for any donation regardless of magnitude; All are of equal importance to us.
Many supporters are unaware of the difference that can be achieved by tax efficient donation. Set out below is a summary of the tax saving opportunities available.
- Any corporate donation of any amount saves corporation tax, at a current rate of 25% for a small company. This reduces the real cost of a donation of £1000 to £750.
- An individual paying income tax can receive tax relief at their basic or higher rate tax band on any amount donated. They should claim via tax returns to receive a credit equal to either £20, £40 or £45 on a £100 donation, depending on their marginal rate of tax.
- All donations made during an individual’s life add up to reducing their taxable estate on death. The inheritance tax rate is currently 40% on individual or joint estates on amounts over £325,000/£650,000. Significant tax savings can therefore be achieved through lifetime giving.
- Legacy giving through one’s will is a way of giving a material benefit to charity, while also leaving a memorable legacy. If the legacy is from an estate which is subject to tax, then it can provide inheritance tax savings at 40% of the legacy (if structured correctly). This is similar to the process in the previous example, but the benefits are only evidence after the donor has passed away.
- Payroll giving is available to any employee wishing to support via a monthly or weekly small sum. If an employer is willing to operate a payroll giving scheme, the employer can facilitate this and could suggest CatZero as the recipient, assuming that this is an option. Small monthly donations can add up to a significant annual amount to a charity, and will provide tax relief to the donor.
A charitable donation of any amount given to CatZero will enable our team to further develop our services across the Humber, building on the work we have already done in changing lives since we started in 2008/9.
Be a Friend
CatZero could not survive without the numerous business and individuals who support us in various ways. Support includes offering grants, individual fundraising, working alongside staff to deliver sessions or mentor participants, provision of technical support, providing occasional in-kind support, offering discounted or free services. All friends are recognised on our website and are welcome to join staff in supporting participants through our programmes, both on land and at sea.
Current Friends include:
(As well as numerous individuals who give their time, fundraise or donate.)
Fundraising Challenges
CatZero has often held challenges to raise funds for the work that we do. We regularly hold a cycle challenge from coast to coast, and then the Director of Sailing, Danny, has undertaken a number of personal challenges which most recently culminated in him running 150km in one day. We are soon hoping to organise a cycle challenge to take place in 2025, so stay tuned for news! To read more about previous fundraising challenges, click the button below.
Volunteer With Us
If you are looking for a way to give back to the community, and to support people through their personal development journey, then volunteering for CatZero could be for you. Our volunteers assist us with sailing, both when the boat is on the water as part of a personal development programme, and when we are running our fundraising sails. There are also occasionally land-based opportunities, from hiking the peaks with a group of veterans, to helping young people with a mock job interview.
If you are interested in volunteering, then please contact [email protected] who can get you started on the process.